Pride Mobility Quantum Vibe Owner's Manual page 10

WARNING! You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas covered with snow,
ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).
WARNING! When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the power chair in freewheel mode while
seated on it or standing next to it. Doing so may result in personal injury and/or damage to your power chair.
WARNING! Never travel down an incline rearwards. This may result in personal injury.
WARNING! Even though your power chair is capable of climbing slopes greater than those illustrated in
figure 1, do not, under any circumstances, exceed the incline guidelines or any other specifications
presented in this manual. Doing so could cause instability in your power chair, resulting in personal injury
and/or damage to your power chair.
Most handicap public access ramps are required to have a maximum slope of 10.5%. Therefore, Pride recommends that
the maximum slope of an incline you attempt to safely ascend or descend on your power chair does not exceed 10.5%.
See figure 1.
WARNING! Any attempt to climb or descend a slope steeper than 10.5% may put your power chair in an
unstable position and cause it to tip, resulting in personal injury.
Figure 1. Maximum Safe Angle (Ascending and Descending)
Braking Information
Your power chair is equipped with two powerful brake systems:
1. Regenerative — uses electricity to rapidly slow the vehicle when the joystick returns to the center/stop position.
2. Disc Park Brake — activates mechanically after regenerative braking slows the vehicle to near stop, or when power is
removed from the system for any reason.
Cornering Information
While your power chair is equipped with caster wheels in front and anti-tip wheels in back, excessively high cornering
speeds can still create the possibility of tipping. Factors which affect the possibility of tipping include, but are not limited to:
cornering speed, steering angle (how sharply you are turning), uneven road surfaces, inclined road surfaces, riding from an
area of low traction to an area of high traction (such as passing from a grassy area to a paved area – especially at high
speed while turning), and abrupt directional changes. High cornering speeds are not recommended. If you feel that you
may tip over in a corner, reduce your speed and steering angle (i.e., lessen the sharpness of the turn) to prevent your power
chair from tipping.
WARNING! When cornering sharply, reduce your speed. This greatly reduces the possibility of a tip or fall.
To avoid personal injury and/or property damage, always exercise common sense when cornering.
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